"pyuria" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pyurias [plural]
Etymology: py- + -uria Etymology templates: {{confix|en|pyo|uria|alt1=py}} py- + -uria Head templates: {{en-noun}} pyuria (plural pyurias)
  1. (medicine, pathology) The presence of pus in the urine. Wikipedia link: pyuria Categories (topical): Medicine, Pathology Translations (the presence of pus in the urine): 膿尿 (Chinese Mandarin), 脓尿 (nóngniào) (Chinese Mandarin), 膿尿 (nōnyō) (alt: のうにょう) (Japanese), ropomocz [masculine] (Polish)

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